2008
2007
News from The Associated Press
by soul1383
WASHINGTON (AP) -- People who tend to the elderly, change diapers and serve up food and drinks have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers.
Overall, 7 percent of full-time workers battled depression in the past year, according to a government
2006
Her story: 'Beautiful madness' by Alexander Linklater
by mikepower
Psychiatric drugs restored Nia's sanity and destroyed her beauty, and she doesn't mind. A disturbing story of psychosis and its treatment
2005
It wasn't me, it was my mind
by mikepower
The law distinguishes between madness and badness but, asks Steve Rose, why should that absolve criminals of responsibility for their actions?
The Seattle Times: Health: U.S. suicides outpace homicides
by mikepower
Suicides outnumber homicides in the United States, and about 90 percent of people who kill themselves have a diagnosable and preventable problem such as depression, a top mental-health official said yesterday.
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